Beguiled, bereaved and betrayed - William Tuckett's Elizabeth imagines the ill-fated romances of the Virgin Queen. Tuckett draws on the monarch's own writings and those of her contemporaries to fashion a full-length work, blending spoken word, dance and music to convey the tumultuous affairs of Elizabeth I.

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-15UTC13:53:41+00:002016-01-10Beguiled, bereaved and betrayed - William Tuckett's Elizabeth imagines the ill-fated romances of the Virgin Queen. Tuckett draws on the monarch's own writings and those of her contemporaries to fashion a full-length work, blending spoken word, dance and music to convey the tumultuous affairs of Elizabeth I. William Tuckett, Elizabeth, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre, Londonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elizabeth-tuckett-linbury-royal-opera-house-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPhilippa Newishttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19886https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19886Philippa Newis has a Masters degree in Dance. She works as a conciliator specialising in industrial relations. She is passionate about increasing participation in dance and has a strong interest in writing about emerging dance artists and choreographers.https://bachtrack.com/files/32846-elizabeth_zenaida_yanowsky_carlos_acosta_roh_andrej_uspenski.jpg510360Zenaida Yanowsky and Carlos Acosta in ElizabethROH, 2016 | Photographed by Andrej Uspenski2016-Jan-08, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Elizabethhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/elizabeth/08-january-2016/19-452016-01-082016-01-17Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-11UTC17:02:49+00:002015-12-11Philip Pullman's exotic adventure about a girl determined to follow her father's footsteps gets a gently magical outing with Sri-Lankan inspired shadow puppetry and a strong cast. Sophisticated Christmas sparkle: The Firework-Maker's Daughter at the Royal Opera Houseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-Firework-makers-daughter-royal-opera-december-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/31945-firework_makers_daughter_tai_oney_lauren_fagan_roh_alastair_muir_resized.jpg300441Tai Oney (Hamlet) and Lauren Fagan (Lila)ROH | Alastair Muir2015-Dec-10, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: The Firework-Maker's Daughterhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/the-firework-makers-daughter/10-december-2015/19-002015-12-102016-01-02Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-19UTC16:40:24+00:002015-11-19Royal New Zealand Ballet’s mixed bill A Passing Cloud leaves very few impressions of Pasifika culture and war commemoration but is transfigured by Bach, at the Linbury Studio Theatre.A Passing Cloud that leaves few impressions: Royal New Zealand Ballet at Linbury Studio Theatreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-passing-cloud-royal-new-zealand-ballet-linbury-london-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatja Vaghihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/files/153-katja_vaghi.jpgWith a background in Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies, Zurich University) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer and choreographer and is currently a PhD student at University of Roehampton, Dance Department.https://bachtrack.com/files/30982-rnzb_dear_horizon_shaun_james_kelly_mayu_tanigaito_c_evan_li_resized.jpg510363Shaun James Kelly and Mayu Tanigaito in Dark HorizonEvan Li2015-Nov-17, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Mixed Programme: The Anatomy of a Passing Cloudhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/mixed-programme-the-anatomy-of-a-passing-cloud/17-november-2015/19-452015-11-172015-11-21Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-17UTC10:48:47+00:002015-11-17Phoenix Dance Theatre is an intriguing mix of international and, at the same time, Leeds-based contemporary dance company. It's triple bill at the Linbury Studio proved worthwhile. Alter ego, hard science, commedia dell'arte: Phoenix Dance Theatre at the Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bloom-tearfall-phoenix-dance-theatre-linbury-london-november-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngTatiana Rathelothttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19323https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19323https://bachtrack.com/files/27998-tatiana_rathelot_portrait.jpgTatiana studied ballet and modern dance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before moving to Italy to pursue graduate studies in Social and Political Sciences. She has trained and performed in several European countries and is currently based in London, where she reconciles academic work with freelance dance jobshttps://bachtrack.com/files/30866-phoenix_dance_bloom_c_brian_slater_resized.jpg510340BloomBrian Slater2015-Nov-11, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Phoenix Dance Theatre: Watson/ Finn/ Galilihttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/phoenix-dance-theatre-watson-finn-galili/11-november-2015/19-452015-11-112015-11-14Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-26UTC15:05:41+00:002015-10-24The Royal Opera House get us in the mood for Halloween with a deliciously creepy, lean production of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse. Cabin pressure rising: Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse at the Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lighthouse-royal-opera-eldridge-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/29984-lighthouse_samuel_sakker_yuriy_yurchuk_roh_clive_barda_resized.jpg300449Samuel Sakker (First Officer) and Yuriy Yurchuk (Second Officer)ROH | Clive Barda2015-Oct-22, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: The Lighthousehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/the-lighthouse/22-october-2015/19-002015-10-222015-10-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-10UTC16:05:00+00:002015-09-10Luke Styles' all-male Macbeth for Glyndebourne, with a libretto lifted straight from Shakespeare by Ted Huffman, explores the bloody tragedy afresh – with a defiantly cool ending. Sound and fury: Luke Styles' Macbeth, Glyndebourneen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-macbeth-glyndebourne-styles-linbury-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/28045-macbeth_glyndebourne_016_robert_workman.jpg510340Ed Ballard (Macbeth)Robert Workman2015-Sep-09, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/macbeth/09-september-2015/19-452015-09-092015-09-09Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-15UTC11:19:51+00:002015-05-14The mixed program produced uneven results, but this company is home to some outstanding male dancers. The Shaker was a breath of fresh air, while The Architect offered a poignant pas de deux.Northern Ballet's decisively mixed prgrammeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-the-architect-mixed-programme-northern-ballet-linbury-studio-london-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngShelley Pinto-Duschinskyhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16174https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16174Shelley studied ballet from childhood and later developed her technique in contemporary dance, having studied with a Hanya Holm protege and with Jose Limon .Shelley also studied choreography with Bessie Schonberg. Her blog, 50yearsindance recalls famous teachers and performances in many forms of dance.2015-May-12, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: The Architect / Mixed Programmehttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/the-architect-mixed-programme/12-may-2015/19-452015-05-122015-05-14Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-16UTC16:31:25+00:002015-04-15Christoph Marthaler's eagerly-anticipated UK debut at the Royal Opera House makes for a confusing first date – but we still leave wanting a second. A bewildering bed of roses: King Size at the Linbury Theatreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-king-size-linbury-royal-opera-april-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/8944-king_size_tora_augestad_simon_hallstrom_resized.jpg300450Tora Augestad (The King's Daughter)Simon Hallström2015-Apr-14, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: King Sizehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/king-size/14-april-2015/19-452015-04-142015-04-18Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-07UTC10:27:21+00:002015-04-05Swanhunter is a fine retelling of a wonderful yarn, and this rendering of it contains a great deal to enjoy for an audience of all ages, albeit marred by inconsistent intelligibity.Tales from the Finnish woods: Jonathan Dove's Swanhunter by Opera Northen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dove-swanhunter-opera-north-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/8875-swanhunter_09.jpg350350Adrian Dwyer as Lemminkäinen with ‘The Devil’s Horse’Richard Davenport2015-Apr-02, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Swanhunterhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/swanhunter/02-april-2015/19-002015-04-022015-04-11Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-28UTC10:27:30+00:002015-03-26Unlocking a fascinating new angle on the legend behind the classical ballet. Unlocking new angles on a classic: Shobana Jeyasingh Dance's Bayadère - The Ninth Lifeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-bayadere-ninth-life-jeyasingh-linbury-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngGraham Wattshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/files/305-gw_18.jpgGraham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.
https://bachtrack.com/files/8749-jeyasingh_bayadere1.jpg510340Sooraj Subramaniam and Sunbee Han in Bayadere - The Ninth LifeBill Cooper | ROH2015-Mar-25, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Bayadère - The Ninth Life (Shobana Jeyasingh)https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/bayadere-the-ninth-life-shobana-jeyasingh/25-march-2015/19-452015-03-252015-03-28Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-27UTC14:34:25+00:002015-02-26Erico Montes' Dances for 1,2,and 3 with Akane Takada dominates the eveining, while Marcelino Sambe gives the audience a song to remember.Draft Works 2015: Royal Ballet's young choreographers en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-draft-works-royal-ballet-linbury-studio-theatre-royal-opera-house-london-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngShelley Pinto-Duschinskyhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16174https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16174Shelley studied ballet from childhood and later developed her technique in contemporary dance, having studied with a Hanya Holm protege and with Jose Limon .Shelley also studied choreography with Bessie Schonberg. Her blog, 50yearsindance recalls famous teachers and performances in many forms of dance.https://bachtrack.com/files/8387-290_l1a9652_nicol_edmonds_in_joshua_beamish_s__burrow____roh__2015._ph_andrej_uspenski.jpg290387Nicol Edmonds in Joshua Beamish's BurrowROH, 2015. Ph Andrej Uspenski2015-Feb-24, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Draft Works : Royal Ballet dancers create experimental new works https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/draft-works-royal-ballet-dancers-create-experimental-new-works/24-february-2015/19-452015-02-242015-02-26Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-14UTC11:46:52+00:002015-02-12Ballet Black's dancers rise magnificently to the occasion again in this mixed bill of new and revived work.Ballet Black's first mixed bill of the seasonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ballet-black-mixed-bill-linbury-studio-theatre-royal-opera-house-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRym Kechachahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16587https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16587https://bachtrack.com/files/67531-square-rym-kechacha.jpgRym Kechacha trained at Central School of Ballet and danced with Northern Ballet. She has blogged for Ballet.co, reviewed for DanceTabs and contributed to The Dancing Times and Dance Europe. She also writes fiction, essays and text messages.https://bachtrack.com/files/8215-370_bb_10.02.2015___depouillement_261.jpg620526Damien Johnson and Cira Robinson in DepouillementBill Cooper2015-Feb-10, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ballet Black (Mixed progamme)https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/ballet-black-mixed-progamme/10-february-2015/19-452015-02-102015-02-14Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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A sense of exploration and fascination lay behind Zonzo Compagnie’s “Listen to the Silence”, an interactive musical experience – ostensibly aimed at children – which guided us into John Cage’s sound world.

2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-02-02UTC11:42:31+00:002015-02-02A sense of exploration and fascination lay behind Zonzo Compagnie’s “Listen to the Silence”, an interactive musical experience – ostensibly aimed at children – which guided us into John Cage’s sound world.Foraging for sounds with John Cage: Listen to the Silenceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cage-listen-silence-zonzo-compagnie-linbury-january-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/8029-listen_to_th_silence_wouter_van_looy.jpg510349Listen to the SilenceWouter Van Looy2015-Jan-30, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Listen to the Silencehttps://bachtrack.com/kids-event-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/listen-to-the-silence/30-january-2015/19-002015-01-302015-02-01Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-15UTC17:42:37+00:002014-11-15An operatic thiller? Can such a thing exist? With an edgy score, Søren Nils Eichberg’s opera Glare tries hard to convince, at least initially.Mild palpitations only in Eichberg’s ‘operatic thriller’ Glareen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-glare-eichberg-royal-opera-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/7298-glare_amar_muchhala_sky_ingram_stephen_cummiskey.jpg300450Amar Muchhala (Alex) and Sky Ingram (Lea)Stephen Cummiskey | ROH2014-Nov-14, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Glarehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/glare/14-november-2014/19-452014-11-142014-11-22Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-10-24UTC06:18:42+00:002014-10-24Figaro rules the roost on the main stage this autumn, but buried in the Nibelheim of the Linbury Studio, Rossini'ss early comedy La scala di seta receives its first ever production by the Royal Opera.Jette Parker Young Artists step up to deliver a vivacious Rossini Silken Ladderen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-scala-seta-jette-parker-october-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/7055-jpya_scala_lauren_fagan_douet.jpg300450Lauren Fagan (Giulia)Mark Douet2014-Oct-23, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: La scala di setahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/la-scala-di-seta/23-october-2014/19-002014-10-232014-10-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-05-02UTC15:45:08+00:002014-05-01Have you ever wondered, "what was the very first sound, the Big Bang sound?" Mayuri Boonham’s world premiere of Ex Nihilo and The Human Edge uses ancient Indian sacred texts to answer this question.Ex Nihilo and The Human Edge: Mayuri Boonham at the Linbury Studio Theatreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-mayuri-boonham-roh-linbury-may-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatja Vaghihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/files/153-katja_vaghi.jpgWith a background in Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies, Zurich University) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer and choreographer and is currently a PhD student at University of Roehampton, Dance Department.https://bachtrack.com/files/5135-boonham_1.jpg350350Ex NihiloROH / Andrej Uspenski, 20142014-Apr-29, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ex Nihilo / The Human Edgehttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/ex-nihilo-the-human-edge/29-april-2014/19-452014-04-292014-04-30Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
,Covent Garden51.513371-0.122399999999973

HeadSpace Dance’s trio of works, If Play Is Play, is energetic, touching, funny and emotional. The four strong performers prove that a small ensemble is in no way a hindrance to a diverse and interesting programme of works, or to an excellent performance.

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-03UTC17:05:19+00:002014-04-20HeadSpace Dance’s trio of works, If Play Is Play, is energetic, touching, funny and emotional. The four strong performers prove that a small ensemble is in no way a hindrance to a diverse and interesting programme of works, or to an excellent performance.HeadSpace Dance: If Play Is Play at ROH Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-headspace-dance-roh-linbury-apr-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCatherine Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/files/5017-headpace_4.jpg350350Sveaas and Goddard in Before The IntervalUrban Jören2014-Apr-16, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: If Play Is Play...https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/if-play-is-play/16-april-2014/19-452014-04-162014-04-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Through His Teeth is a gripping psychological drama. Bedford was commissioned by the Royal Opera House to write a piece on the subject of Faust, to run alongside the star-studded performances of Gounod’s opera on the main stage. Heartily recommended to anybody in need of an evening of modern drama and violence.

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-04-07UTC10:35:16+00:002014-04-06Through His Teeth is a gripping psychological drama. Bedford was commissioned by the Royal Opera House to write a piece on the subject of Faust, to run alongside the star-studded performances of Gounod’s opera on the main stage. Heartily recommended to anybody in need of an evening of modern drama and violence.Through His Teeth: A Faustian dealen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-through-his-teeth-linbury-apr-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLevi Whitehttps://bachtrack.com/files/4856-through_his_teeth__stephen_cummiskey2.jpg520346Through his teethStephen Cummiskey2014-Apr-03, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Through His Teethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/through-his-teeth/03-april-2014/19-302014-04-032014-04-03Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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A new collaboration between Aldeburgh Music, Opera North and The Royal Opera produced mixed results: while Francisco Coll's Café Kafka was a characterful piece which combined humour with darker undertones, Elspeth Brooke's The Commission proved less successful.

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-03-03UTC12:21:58+00:002014-02-28In its annual visit to Linbury Studio, Ballet Black presents Arthur Pita’s brilliant A Dream Within a Midsummer Night’s Dream together with new works by Martin Lawrence, Christopher Marney.Arthur Pita creates a small gem for Ballet Black in Londonen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-feb-2014-dream-ballet-black-londonBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCristina de Lucashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/files/59886-cristina-de-lucas-2.jpgAfter a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.https://bachtrack.com/files/4463-ballet_black_limbo.jpg350350Limbo: Jacob Wye and José AlvesBill Cooper2014-Feb-25, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ballet Blackhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/ballet-black/25-february-2014/20-002014-02-252014-03-04Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-02-20UTC12:18:33+00:002014-02-20Paul Bunyan is something of an oddity in Benjamin Britten’s oeuvre; a satirical operetta (with a libretto by W.H. Auden) about pioneers in America who are led by a gigantic lumberjack. Lumberjacks and pioneers: Britten's Paul Bunyan from English Touring Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-feb-2014-eto-paul-bunyanBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAksel Tollålihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/files/148-aksel.jpgAksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.https://bachtrack.com/files/4373-paul_bunyan_caryl_hughes.jpg250376Caryl Hughes (Tiny)Richard Hubert Smith2014-Feb-17, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Paul Bunyan, Op.17https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/paul-bunyan-op17/17-february-2014/19-302014-02-172014-02-21Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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English Touring Opera take Tippett’s powerful pacifist retelling of Homer’s Iliad on tour in a strong, beautifully designed production, directed by James Conway, which will leave hearts and minds in turmoil.

2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-02-18UTC10:10:50+00:002014-02-17English Touring Opera take Tippett’s powerful pacifist retelling of Homer’s Iliad on tour in a strong, beautifully designed production, directed by James Conway, which will leave hearts and minds in turmoil.Just Look Back in Anger: Tippett’s King Priam, by English Touring Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-feb-2014-eto-priamBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/4331-eto_priam1.jpg350477Roderick Earle (Priam)Richard Hubert Smith2014-Feb-13, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: King Priamhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/king-priam/13-february-2014/19-302014-02-132014-02-22Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-12-17UTC10:28:04+00:002013-12-16This innovative and clever new opera by Julian Philips and Edward Kemp at the Royal Opera’s Linbury Studio Theatre is a delight, with appeal for adults as well as children.How the Whale Became, a lovely new opera at the Linbury Studio Theatreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dec-2013-roh-linbury-whaleBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJaime Robleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/files/180-jaime_robles.jpgJaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012. https://bachtrack.com/files/3895-how_the_whale_became_2634ashm_0641_fflur_wyn_as_girl__njabulo_madlala_as_whale__andrew_dickinson_as_boy__c__ashmore.jpg510356Fflur Wyn, Njabulo Madlala and Andrew DickinsonCatherine Ashmore / Royal Opera House2013-Dec-03, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: How the Whale Becamehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/royal-opera-house-linbury-studio-theatre/how-the-whale-became/03-december-2013/19-002013-12-032014-01-04Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-29UTC11:20:37+00:002013-11-25Jaime Robles reviews the Phoenix Dance Theatre in Particle Velocity at the Linbury Studio TheatrePhoenix Dance Theatre spins into action in Particle Velocityen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nov-2013-phoenix-dance-particle-velocityBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJaime Robleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/files/180-jaime_robles.jpgJaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012. https://bachtrack.com/files/3778-phoenix_all_alight.jpg400400All Alight Brian Slater2013-Nov-19, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Particle Velocityhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-nov-2013-phoenix-dance-particle-velocity2013-11-192013-11-23Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-29UTC11:49:42+00:002013-11-18Jaime Robles reviews Company Chameleon at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera HouseCompany Chameleon changes colour at the Linbury Studioen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nov-2013-company-chameleon-londonBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJaime Robleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/files/180-jaime_robles.jpgJaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012. https://bachtrack.com/files/3755-company_chameleon_brian_slater.jpg400400Company Chameleon Brian Slater2013-Nov-15, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Pictures We Makehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-nov-2013-company-chameleon-london2013-11-152013-11-16Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Music Theatre Wales’ production of Salvatore Sciarrino’s The Killing Flower begins in darkness. Michael McCarthy’s highly stylized production fits with the music, which is a fitting interpretation of extreme emotions: love that knows no control and no reason.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-30UTC08:56:56+00:002013-10-27Jaime Robles reviews the Music Theatre Wales production of Salvatore Sciarrino's The Killing Flower at the Linbury Theatre.The exotic wedding of murder and music: Sciarrino's The Killing Floweren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-the-killing-flower-linbury-studioBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJaime Robleshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/6182https://bachtrack.com/files/180-jaime_robles.jpgJaime Robles has previously written in the San Francisco Bay Area, including for the San Francisco Classical Voice. Also a poet, she has written song lyrics and librettos for several one-act operas, including Inferno (music by Peter Josheff), staged in 2009 by San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and Vladimir in Butterfly Country (music by Anne Callaway), staged in 2012. https://bachtrack.com/files/3258-mtw_2_the_killing_flower_george_humphreys__l___amanda_forbes__r__photo_clive_barda_copy.jpg400400The Killing Flower: George Humphreys and Amanda Forbes, Clive Barda2013-Oct-24, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: The Killing Flowerhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-the-killing-flower-linbury-studio2013-10-242013-10-24Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-12-18UTC16:58:34+00:002013-10-22Charlotte Valori reviews Mark Anthony Turnage’s Greek, in Music Theatre Wales’s production at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera HouseDing, dong, the Sphinx is dead: Greek at ROH Linburyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-oct-2013-greek-linbury-studioBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCharlotte Valorihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5489https://bachtrack.com/files/173-charlotte_valori.jpgCharlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.https://bachtrack.com/files/3236-greek_1.jpg400400Marcus Farnsworth as EddyClive Barda2013-Oct-21, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Greekhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-oct-2013-greek-linbury-studio2013-10-212013-10-21Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Interviewed at the Barbican Centre last year, Stephen Fry described Gerald Barry’s score for The Importance of Being Earnest (2010) rather unfavourably as “taking a machete to a soufflé”. However, this zany opera based on Oscar Wilde’s classic play of 1895 has already emerged victorious from concert premières in Los Angeles and London.

This week the Linbury Studio Theatre attracted an audience of the more minute variety with its dazzling production of The Firework-Maker’s Daughter. Based on Philip Pullman’s novel, the two-act opera transported its listeners into the realms of the Far East with papery costumes, Indonesian shadow puppetry and hand-crafted pyrotechnics.

“The moonlit night dazzled us. Birds shrieked in the trees. There was a rush of wind in the fields. We crawled through the dust, a pair of snakes.”Maybe the pair of snakes is Franz Kafka, the author, and György Kurtág, the composer who set this short passage (along with 39 others by Kafka) to music.

There isn’t much to say about Arthur Pita’s The Metamorphosis that hasn’t already been said. Returning the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio Theatre, this award-winning production is a dance-theatre imagining of Franz Kafka’s novella of the same name. I missed this production the first time, so was very interested in seeing it the second time around, and I wasn’t disappointed.

Just a few weeks after being awarded the prestigious 2012 Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Best Independent Company, Ballet Black has paid its annual visit to the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio, presenting four new ballets that confirm the strong commitment of the company to original works.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:40:23+00:002013-03-08Ballet Black presents four new works by Robert Binet, Ludovic Ondiviela, Javier de Frutos and Christopher Marney in London’s Linbury Studio.An evening of novelty with Ballet Black's annual visit to the Linbury Studioen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-roh-linbury-ballet-black-2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCristina de Lucashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/files/59886-cristina-de-lucas-2.jpgAfter a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.https://bachtrack.com/files/2354-bc201302262_dopamine__balletblack_459.jpg400400Dopamine (you make my levels go silly); choreographer Ludovic Ondiviela; dancers Sayaka Ichikawa and Bill Cooper2013-Mar-05, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ballet Blackhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-roh-linbury-ballet-black-20132013-03-052013-03-05Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Every performer knows that on a bare stage there is no place to hide: every movement and word gives away one’s story and identity. As children we believe we could be whoever we want. We have no awareness of what cultural identities are and we are mostly unaware of our skin colour.

2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:35:28+00:002012-11-30In Be Like Water, Hetain Patel questions who we are, or think we are. Review from the ROH Linbury Studio by Katja Vaghi.Performing fluid identities: Hetain Patel's Be Like Wateren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-roh-linbury-hetain-patel-be-like-waterBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatja Vaghihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2006https://bachtrack.com/files/153-katja_vaghi.jpgWith a background in Literature and Linguistics (MA English Studies, Zurich University) and a formation as a modern dancer (Ballet Arts, NYC), Katja is a freelance dancer and choreographer and is currently a PhD student at University of Roehampton, Dance Department.https://bachtrack.com/files/1994-be_like_water.jpg400400Hetain Patel, Be Like Water2012-Nov-27, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Be Like Waterhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-roh-linbury-hetain-patel-be-like-water2012-11-272012-11-27Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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FAR stands for Flesh in the Age of Reason, the title of Roy Porter’s last, magisterial work (tagline: “How the Enlightenment transformed the way we see our bodies and souls”). Porter’s book is a history of the relationship between flesh and spirit in the 18th century.

With its small raised platform and steeply seated audience, the Linbury Studio Theatre was an auspicious venue for the English Touring Opera’s production of Peter Maxwell Davies’ chamber opera The Lighthouse (1979). The trelliswork of metal bars encircling the stalls and the bleak lighting effects gave this performance a befittingly industrial air.

“Community, exclusion, rejection and desire”, writes director Christopher Rolls about English Touring Opera’s production of Albert Herring. “Doesn’t sound like a recipe for an uproarious comedy does it? And the key thing about Herring is that it is very very funny.

When Emperor Überall decrees an all-pervasive war that will result in the death of his whole population, Death takes umbrage at the fact that his job is being usurped and, in the mother of all demarcation disputes, goes on strike.

2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:32:20+00:002012-10-06David Karlin reviews English Touring Opera's production of Viktor Ullmann's opera The Emperor of Atlantis, directed by James ConwayBrilliant but flawed: English Touring Opera's The Emperor of Atlantisen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-the-emperor-of-atlantis-etoBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.https://bachtrack.com/files/1761-eto_imagecredit_richardhubertsmith.jpg400396Robert Winslade Anderson as Death Richard Hubert Smith2012-Oct-05, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ullmann: The Emperor of Atlantishttps://bachtrack.com/listing-the-emperor-of-atlantis-eto2012-10-052012-10-12Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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Il Trionfo di Clelia is one of almost 50 operas composed by Gluck, many of which are unknown to the average opera-goer. What makes it interesting, in terms of the history of opera, is that it marks a return to opera seria only months after the first performance of his celebrated Orfeo ed Euridice, widely regarded as the cornerstone of 'reform opera', to which simplicity of plot and music were key.

Classic Cut at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio Theatre is the first project in a three-year-long celebration to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance. The evening contained one completely new work Dev Kahn Hai?/Where is Dev?, and a reworking of Configurations, one of Jeyasingh’s first choreographic endeavours in the 1980s.

Imagine a small company of just seven dancers being served a smorgasbord of eclectic new works, dished up by a quartet of today’s best young British choreographers from different top-ranking British companies. Ballet Black has just had the good fortune to present this spring season’s fare to a full house capacity at the Linbury Theatre in Covent Garden.

2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:23:55+00:002012-03-02Margaret Willis reviews Ballet Black in the ROH Linbury Theatre performing Together Alone, Captured, Running Silent and Storyville.Ballet Black at the Linbury Studioen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ballet-black-roh-linbury-theatre-captured-storyvilleBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMargaret Willishttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/files/26951-margaret_willis.jpgMargaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.https://bachtrack.com/files/1082-ballet_black_400.jpg400400Sarah Kundi & Jazmon Voss, Ballet Black. Choreography: Jonathan Watkin. Bill Cooper2012-Feb-29, Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio Theatre: Ballet Black: Short Dance Workshttps://bachtrack.com/listing-ballet-black-roh-linbury-theatre-captured-storyville2012-02-292012-02-29Royal Opera House: Linbury Studio TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street
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This year’s Royal Ballet’s Draft Works at the Linbury Studio Theatre offers up an eclectic mix of pieces from seven of the Company’s dancers, as well as three non-Company members. Some pieces more fully-formed than others, the evening presents short sections of choreography by the likes of Principal Ballerina Tamara Rojo and Thomas Whitehead in a very informal setting.

If you are looking for a show for all the family this Christmas, look no further. Magical Night is a heart-warming production of dance-theatre in which one night a host of toys come to life. Along with two children, the lovable Chimpy the monkey, Sir Green Knight, baby Tumble Tot, Fire Flame and Mighty Robot have a great adventure.

Originally penned by Joseph Conrad in 1903, Heart of Darkness deals with the deepest, most dangerous misunderstandings between human beings. Set during the era of imperialism, ship’s captain Charlie Marlow relates to his London dockyard comrades a disconcerting tale of a journey to the heart of an African jungle.